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Kentucky Summer Horse Shows Attracts Nation's Top Show Jumpers
Lexington, KY - July 22, 2008 - The Kentucky Summer Horse Shows are fast approaching, with just one week left before the top hunter and jumper riders from across the nation gather at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The two-week event is a combination of two horse shows, the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, which will be held from July 30-August 3, 2008, and the Kentucky Summer Classic, scheduled for August 6-10, 2008.
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Julie Goodnight Tip of the Month - July 20, 2008
Here's a quick tip about clipping your horse's bridle path. Although bridle path length varies in expectations with breed and discipline, in general, less is more. For Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred type horses, the bridle path should be fairly short-just long enough to accommodate the headstall of the bridle.
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Another Fun 'Breathing the Legs' Tip! - by Jane Savoie
People were so excited about the "breathing the legs" tip, that I thought I'd mention another way you can use this tool. Let's say you're coming down the centerline at a show. You halt at X and can feel that your horse is behind your leg. You're afraid your move-off from the halt is going to be sluggish.
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'Breathe' Your Legs for Better Lengthenings - by Jane Savoie
If your horse doesn't march with good energy in your free walk or fades too early in your trot and canter lengthenings, try "breathing" your legs during the movement.
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Switch Your Whip with Ease - by Jane Savoie
I've had a bunch of questions lately on handling the dressage whip. Many of you tell me you feel awkward when you switch the whip from one hand to the other. Here's a step-by-step method to switch it without disturbing the contact with your horse's mouth.
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Disaster Planning
July SART Sentinel
The July issue of the SART Sentinel is now online at www.flsart.org/newsletter/sent-08-07.htm. It contains an update on the honeybee crisis with CCD, reminders about training opportunities, and a just-for-fun 10-question self-test (with answers at the very end). If you would like to receive the draft NASAAEP document about responder credentialing, there are several e-mail addresses (or you can email me and I'll forward the paper).
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Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses, Inc. will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate and where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses.
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Disaster Checklists Simplify Emergency Planning
June 1 officially marks the beginning of hurricane season in North America, and we've already witnessed fires, floods and tornadoes throughout the continent. Make sure you are not caught off guard when a natural disaster or other emergency strikes your area.
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Georgia Department of Agriculture Bans sale of Cogongrass; Fire Hazard
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has issued a statewide ban on the sale of Cogongrass, a non-native and aggressively invasive species of grass. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) is already listed as a noxious weed by the United States Department of Agriculture and is therefore illegal to transport across state lines.
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Diseases/Health
A Personal Account & Anguish from the 2008 EEE Outbreak in North Florida
June 24, 2008 - Eastern Equine Encephalitis is on the rampage in our area. Please advise people to get their horses vaccinated! I have the test results from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Animal Industry-Bureau of Diagnostic Laboratories - attached is one of two lab results on the horses that we had come down with EEE. The third horse we did not have tested. We know it was the same thing. Vet bills run up too quickly!
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Bronson Urges Vaccinations for Horses as EEE Cases Rise
July 2, 2008 - TALLAHASSEE - Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated as the number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases are on the rise. As of June 30, there are four times as many cases as there were during the same time period in the two previous years. There have been 45 confirmed cases covering 21 counties as far south as Palm Beach County.
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Bronson Urges Vaccinations Following Early Onset of Equine Diseases in Florida
March 21, 2008 - TALLAHASSEE - Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is reminding horse owners to take advantage of the vaccines available to protect their animals against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus.
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Veterinary College to Present Annual Open House
BLACKSBURG, Va., March 21, 2008 -- The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its Annual Open House on Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to take guided tours of the 225,000-square-foot complex, glimpse the inside of a dog's stomach, witness equine acupuncture, and learn about the modern veterinary medical profession, among other things.
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Editorial
This may be the beginning of Teri's blog - an updated BIO on the About Us page.
Teri's 'About Us' Bio - updated 7/17/08 - Teri is also a member of USDF, USAE, USEF, USET, NFDA and owns Lifetime USDF/USEF member horse, an American Warmblood out of a champion Budweiser Clydesdale crossed with a racing TB-App mare, Glenord's Rocket Dancer. She previously owned 18hh J.R. Khan, seen above and currently owns an ex-racehorse, Panimetro, rescued from the Virgin Islands, cared for by VICCTRE.org who had broken his left front leg in 4 places during a race.
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The Horses in the South "Economic Stimulus" Plan
May 28,2008 - Send us YOUR suggestions to help out our economy and provide a stimulus to all of us horse lovers - email your comments to news-ed@horsesinthesouth.com. We will compile your comments and use them to create a new venue for us horse lovers, equine businesses, and anyone else who may benefit. The best comment will receive a special selection of our services or products from us.
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Higher hay prices in 2008. Choose the best forage option for your horses
The USDA has released several crop reports that indicate the number of hay acres will be down in 2008; also reported that the existing hay supply is lower than previous years. This information, combined with higher input costs (fuel, fertilizer, land rent), will likely lead to increased hay prices. Remember that horses need roughage just like everyone else-in fact, they need much more. Fifty to 100 percent of a horse's diet should be forage of some sort.
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New Draft and Survey for USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal Now Available
The USEF Dressage Committee has released a new draft of the Performance Standards Proposal for review and feedback from United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and USEF members. This proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at fourth level and above at USEF-licensed dressage competitions beginning with the 2011 competition year.
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Educational
Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28, 2008
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate & where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses. Information will also include instructions on how to save the whole family & packing emergency first aid kits, plus how to ID your horse & how to become involved in the local community after a disaster.
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Habitat for Horses, Inc. to Host Equine Disaster Preparedness Forum, June 28
Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Horses, Inc. will host a forum for horse owners who need to know the key steps in disaster preparedness, including hurricane planning, tips on when and how to evacuate and where to go, along with basic emergency medical needs for injured or stressed horses.
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American Horse Council - 2008 Issues Forum to Focus on 2008 Elections
The American Horse Council (AHC) will host the 2008 National Issues Forum June 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together industry leaders and participants to discuss important national equine issues.
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USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal
The United States Equestrian Federation's (USEF) Dressage Committee has released a revised draft of the Dressage Performance Standards Proposal for member review and feedback. This new proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at Fourth Level and above, at USEF-licensed and USDF-recognized Dressage Competitions.
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Equine Protection
RAVS Is Now HSVMA; Meet Us in NOLA
I am pleased to announce that the Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) is now part of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. Now known as HSVMA Field Services, it will continue to operate exactly as RAVS had, delivering veterinary care, including high-volume spay/neuter services and equine clinics, to underserved areas around the world.
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Celebrity Bartending Event to Benefit Pure Thoughts
Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse & Foal Rescue and The Triumph Project would like to invite you to our Celebrity Bartending Event, July 23rd, 2008, 6:00pm to 8:00pm. All proceeds will benefit Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue.
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Stop Plan to Kill America's Wild Horses
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior that administers America's public lands, including the animals who call this land home. As part of its wild horse management program, the BLM has spent the past several years rounding up wild horses and keeping them in private, long-term holding facilities - which is expensive.
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Action Alert - Call Senate Appropriations!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will hear the Agriculture Appropriations bill this Thursday, July 17. With the House appropriations bill stalled, it is very important that we make sure the Senate does not put in pro-NAIS provisions to its version of the bill!
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